Gumastha (film)

Gumastha (transl.Clerk) is a 1953 Tamil language film starring V. Nagayya, R. S. Manohar and Pandari Bai. The film was produced in Tamil and Telugu under the same title.[1][2]

Gumastha
Film poster
குமாஸ்தா
Directed byR. M. Krishnasami
Written byA. T. Krishnasami (dialogues)
Screenplay byAcharya Aatreya
Story byAcharya Aatreya
Produced byV. C. Subburaman
StarringV. Nagayya
Pandari Bai
B. Jayamma
P. V. Narasimha Bharathi
CinematographyR. M. Krishnasami
Edited byP. V. Manikkam
Bal G. Yadhav
Music byC. N. Pandurangam
G. Ramanathan
Nagayya
Production
company
Aruna Films
Distributed byFilm Center Limited
Release date
  • 3 April 1953 (1953-04-03)
Running time
16,912 ft.
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Ranganathan is a government clerk struggling in life with a low salary and a big family. He has to support his aged father, his wife, two children, his brother Gopu and an unmarried sister, Susheela.

Though Gopu is a smart young man, he couldn't continue his college education due to the financial situation in the family. In the meantime, a rich man's son, Ravi meets Susheela and is attracted to her. Eventually, they both become lovers. Ravi has a medical problem in the heart. The doctor advises him against marriage. But he dismisses it and marries Susheela. She learns of Ravi's medical condition and refuses to be intimate with him. However, one day Ravi forces and make love to her due to which she becomes pregnant.

People, who know about Ravi's medical condition, suspects Susheela as carrying someone else's child. She becomes distressed. Her old father, learning about her plight, dies of shock.

How the government clerk Ranganathan, her brother, solves the problems forms the rest of the story.[1]

Cast

Cast adapted from the songbook[3]

Production

The film was produced by V. C. Subburaman under the banner Aruna Films and was shot at Film Centre, Madras.[1]

Soundtrack

Music was scored by C. N. Pandurangam, G. Ramanathan, Nagayya and while the lyrics were penned by A. Maruthakasi and S. D. S. Yogiar.[1][3]

TrackSongSinger(s)LyricistComposer
1"Aadhari Jegadheeswari Amba"B. JayammaMaruthakasiC. N. Pandurangam
2"Aiyavin Penndattikku"M. L. Vasanthakumari, K. R. ChellamuthuS. D. S. Yogi
3"Aasaiye Veen Aanadhe!"P. LeelaMaruthakasiPandurangam
4"Sopalangi Mappillaikku"Rani, G. Kasthoori & PartyMaruthakasiG. Ramanathan
5"Inbamo! Thunbamo! Edhuvume Nilladhe!"RajaMaruthakasiPandurangam
6"Theeradha Varumaiyudan"B. JayammaMaruthakasi
7"Hey Manidha! Enge Odugirai?"NagayyaNagayya
8"Dance Baby Dance!"M. L. VasanthakumariMaruthakasi

References

  1. "Gumastha 1953". The Hindu. 24 October 2015. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  2. Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen (1999). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. p. 332. ISBN 1-57958-146-3.
  3. குமாஸ்தா
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